Author Archives: GilPress

About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

China is Moving Towards a Cashless Society

Posted on November 4, 2019 by GilPress

eMarketer: We forecast that 577.4 million people in China made a purchase via proximity mobile payment within a six-month period this year. Those users account for 49.6% of the country’s population. In 2020, more than half of the population will … Continue reading →

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Big Tech Leads in AI Patent Filings

Posted on November 3, 2019 by GilPress

WSJ: AI-related applications to the US Patent Office grew to about 3,800 in 2018 from roughly 3,200 in 2017 and about 1,900 in 2014.

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IDC 2020 IT Predictions

Posted on October 30, 2019 by GilPress

The focus for IDC’s 10 predictions for next year and beyond is the rise of the digital economy. By 2023, IDC predicts, over half (52%) of global GDP will be accounted for by digitally transformed enterprises. This digital tipping point … Continue reading →

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Growth in the Number of Websites, 1991-2019

Posted on October 29, 2019 by GilPress

You will find more infographics at Statista

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AI by the Numbers: Growth in US Consumers Acceptance of Chatbots

Posted on October 27, 2019 by GilPress

Recent surveys, studies, forecasts and other quantitative assessments of the progress of AI highlighted the growth in consumers’ acceptance of chatbots, especially for help with routine tasks; questions about medical AI algorithms missing the worst patient outcomes; and new predictions … Continue reading →

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Chatbot Fatigue?

Posted on October 25, 2019 by GilPress
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Feeling Comfortable with Chatbots?

Posted on October 24, 2019 by GilPress

If a company has gathered information about you in a secure manner, would you feel comfortable using a chatbot that does the following things: Source: LivePerson  

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AI by the Numbers: 65% of Businesses Report No Return on AI Investments

Posted on October 18, 2019 by GilPress

Recent surveys, studies, forecasts and other quantitative assessments of the progress of AI highlighted the rapidly increasing expectations regarding the business benefits of AI and the low incidence of business gains so far; the increasing adoption of AI by businesses … Continue reading →

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635 AI Acquisitions Since 2010

Posted on October 17, 2019 by GilPress

A report by CB Insights shows that, as of August, 2019 was on track to surpass last year’s record number of AI startup acquisitions. The annual tally has grown an average of 38 percent every year since 2010.

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Automation and Robots Take a Byte Out of US National Income

Posted on October 10, 2019 by GilPress

Bloomberg: Automation has “contributed substantially” to reducing the portion of national income that goes to U.S. workers over the past two decades, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Despite the lowest … Continue reading →

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